Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/stā́ˀras

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This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-ró-s, likely an extension of *steh₂- (to stand). Cognate with Old Norse stórr (big).[1]

Adjective

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*stā́ˀras[2]

  1. old

Descendants

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  • Lithuanian: stóras
  • Proto-Slavic: *starъ (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “storas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 430
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*starъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465:*stāˀras